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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does it bother Julian's mother that the large black woman sits next to him?
(a) It seems as if she and the woman are swapping sons.
(b) It seems as if Julian likes the woman better than her.
(c) She is afraid Julian will talk to the woman.
(d) She does not want to have to interact with the woman's son.
2. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is "the worst thing in the world"?
(a) An ungrateful person
(b) A person with a bad disposition
(c) A white-trash person
(d) A black person
3. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Mrs. Fox suggest inviting Mr. Bush to the house?
(a) She knows he and Asbury collect coins and thinks they would enjoy talking.
(b) She believes he and Asbury could become friends.
(c) She wants to save Asbury's soul.
(d) She sees him as an intellectual and thinks he and Asbury would enjoy talking.
4. In the story "Revelation," why is Claud visiting the doctor?
(a) For a leg injury
(b) For a cold
(c) For a stomach ulcer
(d) For an eye injury
5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury's friend Goetz take him to help him deal with death?
(a) To a Hindu lecture
(b) To a Buddhist temple
(c) To visit a Catholic priest
(d) To a hospital
Short Answer Questions
1. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas see as the "principle of order and the only thing that makes life bearable"?
2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner pretend to do when his daughter is leaving for the store?
3. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the teenage girl in the waiting room?
4. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner not write his true feelings about NYC in his postcard to Coleman and Hooten ?
5. In the story "Greenleaf" how does Mrs. May die?
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